Linden Font

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Breakfast burrito and the weekend ahead

It's here! The weekend is here! It's been a long week at work - the first five-dayer since before Christmas. I've been hanging out for the weekend and not because I have something crazy planned. No, it's because I have nothing on at all. I get to mooch out for two whole days.

Later on, I plan on pulling up a chair at Movida Next Door with the latest Gourmet Traveller for a couple of hours. It's my absolute favourite alone-time activity. Maybe I'll fit in a spot of shopping, maybe some gardening. I'm completely, wonderfully devoid of commitment this weekend.

This morning I rose bright and early to head out to the Collingwood Children's Farmers Market. I have a complete inability to sleep in on weekends, so farmers markets are right up my alley (as you'd know from my visit to Preston Farmers Market). The kids farm is a massive event and I always get suckered in by the bright displays of vegetables, meats, sweet and treats. I love that it's surrounded by trees and wildlife - you'd never know you were smack bang in the middle of Melbourne. This morning I picked up some bacon, eggs and a nice little tomato kasaundi and decided to whip up a breakfast burrito.

Andrew, a pal from work, has been raving about breakfast burritos all week so I think I've found the source of my hankering. Mine's pretty simple: scrambled eggs, bacon and some kind of sauce. I couldn't resist this tomato kasaundi from Susan Neville. I'm one of those loitering customers: I hang around, trying as many jams and chutneys as I can get my greedy hands on, then leave to make my final decision. I don't take chutneys lightly - they're serious business. This kasaundi is spicy, sweet and lands the right kind of punch for a breakfast burrito.

About Me

I was born in north-western Victoria and grew up on a small sheep and cattle farm. I made the move south and studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 2002. Since then, I’ve worked in events and marketing, but I really come to life on the weekend when I cook, decorate, write and create.